What is maple syrup?

maple syrup is a viscous sweetener derived from a maple tree. Many people use it for baking instead of sugar or other sweeteners, some use it in tea instead of honey and is often used as a topping for pancakes, waffles and other breakfast foods. Because the real maple syrup is quite expensive, there is a wide range of imitation syrups. This sweetener was created in the northeastern region of North America and it is in this area where most of the world's maple syrup is still produced. Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and the eastern part of Canada are known for their fine syrups, each with slightly different taste characteristics. The sap of a tree is a liquid that, like blood in animals, carries water and food to different parts of the tree to keep it nourished. Mature maple produces about ten gallons (40 liters) sap in the season, after which the tree will be the Wall of the lead, which was tapped, so the next season must be drilled a new tap. Maples are not tapped on the syrup until they are the least40 years and reached a certain size in diameter to ensure that the tree does not lead to the tree process.

For the production of maple syrup, a huge amount of sap is required, because watery sap must be reduced to achieve the right consistency and taste. Although the exact amount depends on the sweetness of the sap, it generally takes about 40 times as much maple sap to form part of the syrup. This can be further reduced to create stronger delicacies such as maple butter, maple cream and maple sugar.

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maple syrup is evaluated by law according to the color in the United States and Canada - although sorting systems differ between countries. In the US there are syrups of class A and class B with three subdivisions degrees A: bright amber, middle amber and dark amber. Grade B is even darker than dark amber. Many people assume that the sorting system also testifies to quality, but in fact it only helps to distinguish colorsFor and taste of syrup, which is a matter of personal preferences. The taste is different, but to say that one is objectively "better" than the other would be incorrect.

imitation syrups, which are often referred to as pancake or simply syrup in the United States, are sweet, viscous liquids that are usually colored to resemble darker maple syrup. This syrup rarely contains any real syrup derived from maple-if yes, it is most often for marketing purposes, rather than a taste-and it is a very different taste experience than a real maple syrup. In Canada, syrups are often referred to as a pole of syrup or Sirop de Poteau , which brings that the syrup produced can also come from knocking to the telephone pole than maplestrome.